United Nations A/RES/58/77 General Assembly Distr.: General 8 January 2004 Fifty-eighth session Agenda item 152 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 9 December 2003 [on the report of the Sixth Committee (A/58/514)] 58/77. Report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty-fifth session The General Assembly, Having considered the report of the International Law Commission on the work of its fifty-fifth session, 1 Emphasizing the importance of furthering the codification and progressive development of international law as a means of implementing the purposes and principles set forth in the Charter of the United Nations and in the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, 2 Recognizing the desirability of referring legal and drafting questions to the Sixth Committee, including topics that might be submitted to the International Law Commission for closer examination, and of enabling the Sixth Committee and the Commission to enhance further their contribution to the progressive development of international law and its codification, Recalling the need to keep under review those topics of international law which, given their new or renewed interest for the international community, may be suitable for the progressive development and codification of international law and therefore may be included in the future programme of work of the International Law Commission, Welcoming the holding of the International Law Seminar, and noting with appreciation the voluntary contributions made to the United Nations Trust Fund for the International Law Seminar, Stressing the usefulness of focusing and structuring the debate on the report of the International Law Commission in the Sixth Committee in such a manner that conditions are provided for concentrated attention to each of the main topics dealt with in the report and for discussions on specific topics, _______________ 1 2 03 45753 Official Records of the General Assembly, Fifty-eighth Session, Supplement No. 10 (A/58/10). Resolution 2625 (XXV), annex.